Western Mound
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Western Mound is one of the large, ancient royal burial mounds at Gamla Uppsala in Sweden, associated with early Scandinavian kings and Iron Age elite burials.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Mound canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8167430 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Mound Context triple: [Gamla Uppsala burial mounds, hasPart, Western Mound]
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A.
Eastern Mound
Eastern Mound is one of the large, ancient royal burial mounds at Gamla Uppsala in Sweden, traditionally associated with early Scandinavian kings and Iron Age elite burials.
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B.
Cornfield Mound
Cornfield Mound is an ancient Native American earthwork located within Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia, associated with the Mississippian culture.
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C.
Miamisburg Mound
Miamisburg Mound is a large prehistoric Adena culture burial mound in Miamisburg, Ohio, and one of the most prominent ancient earthworks in the eastern United States.
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D.
Grave Creek Mound
Grave Creek Mound is a large prehistoric Adena burial mound and archaeological site located in present-day West Virginia, notable as one of the largest conical earthen mounds in North America.
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E.
Kincaid Mounds
Kincaid Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Ohio River Valley, known for its large earthen platform mounds and role as a regional center of Mississippian culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Mound Target entity description: Western Mound is one of the large, ancient royal burial mounds at Gamla Uppsala in Sweden, associated with early Scandinavian kings and Iron Age elite burials.
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A.
Eastern Mound
Eastern Mound is one of the large, ancient royal burial mounds at Gamla Uppsala in Sweden, traditionally associated with early Scandinavian kings and Iron Age elite burials.
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B.
Cornfield Mound
Cornfield Mound is an ancient Native American earthwork located within Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia, associated with the Mississippian culture.
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C.
Miamisburg Mound
Miamisburg Mound is a large prehistoric Adena culture burial mound in Miamisburg, Ohio, and one of the most prominent ancient earthworks in the eastern United States.
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D.
Grave Creek Mound
Grave Creek Mound is a large prehistoric Adena burial mound and archaeological site located in present-day West Virginia, notable as one of the largest conical earthen mounds in North America.
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E.
Kincaid Mounds
Kincaid Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Ohio River Valley, known for its large earthen platform mounds and role as a regional center of Mississippian culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
burial mound ⓘ royal burial mound ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Swedish National Heritage Board ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Iron Age elite burials
ⓘ
Old Norse royal legends ⓘ Old Uppsala royal centre ⓘ
linked to:
Gamla Uppsala Museum
early Scandinavian kings ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Nordic royal burial tradition ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| culture |
Germanic Iron Age
ⓘ
Scandinavian Iron Age ⓘ |
| era |
Iron Age
ⓘ
Migration Period ⓘ
linked to:
Migration Period in Europe
Vendell Period ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | protected archaeological monument ⓘ |
| hasPosition | westernmost of the three large royal mounds at Gamla Uppsala ⓘ |
| hasType | tumuli group element ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | nationally important ancient monument of Sweden ⓘ |
| landmarkOf |
Gamla Uppsala landscape
ⓘ
linked to:
Gamla Uppsala
|
| locatedIn |
Gamla Uppsala
ⓘ
linked to:
Gamla Uppsala Parish
Uppland ⓘ Uppsala County ⓘ Uppsala Municipality ⓘ
linked to:
Uppsala
eastern Sweden ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Gamla Uppsala church
ⓘ
Gamla Uppsala museum ⓘ
linked to:
Gamla Uppsala Museum
|
| locatedOn | esker ridge at Gamla Uppsala ⓘ |
| material |
earth
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gamla Uppsala burial ground
ⓘ
linked to:
Gamla Uppsala burial mounds
Royal Mounds of Gamla Uppsala ⓘ
linked to:
Gamla Uppsala burial mounds
|
| relativePositionTo |
Eastern Mound
ⓘ
South Mound ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of royal power in early Sweden ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| use |
elite burial
ⓘ
royal burial ⓘ |
| visitedFor |
archaeological interest
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ historical education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Western Mound Description of subject: Western Mound is one of the large, ancient royal burial mounds at Gamla Uppsala in Sweden, associated with early Scandinavian kings and Iron Age elite burials.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.